07 Woodfin Suites Hotel, Emeryville
Immigrant Latino workers from the Woodfin Suites hotel and their supporters
rally outside the hotel, while white students from college Republican
clubs counterdemonstrate in support of the company. Hotel managers fired
20 workers, accusing them of lacking legal permission to work, and alleging
that they don't have valid Social Security numbers. Workers say the hotel
is retaliating against them for trying to enforce the city's new living
wage ordinance. The counterdemonstrators say the demonstrations in support
of the workers should stop, and that the hotel should be able to do as
it likes.